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The process of burning a CD or DVD does not begin, or it stops before completion ● Be sure that all other programs are closed. ● Disable Sleep and Hibernation. ● Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. For more information about disc types, see the user guides. ● Be sure that the disc is inserted properly. ● Select a slower write speed and try again. ● If copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying to burn the contents to a new disc, and then burn from the hard drive. ● Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device Manager. A DVD or BD playing in Windows Media Player produces no sound or display Use MediaSmart to play a DVD or BD. MediaSmart is installed on the computer, and is also available from the HP website at http://www.hp.com. A device driver must be reinstalled 1. Remove any discs from the optical drive. 2. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security. 3. In the System area, click Device Manager. 4. In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next to the type of driver you want to uninstall and reinstall (for example, DVD/CD ROMs, Modems, and so on). 5. Right-click the device listing and click Uninstall. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the device, but do not restart the computer. Repeat for any other drivers you want to delete. 6. In the Device Manager window, click Action, and then click Scan for hardware changes. Windows scans the system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for any devices requiring drivers. NOTE: If you are prompted to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with the restart. 7. Reopen Device Manager, if necessary, and then verify that the drivers are once again listed. 8. Try running the program again. If uninstalling and reinstalling the device drivers does not correct the problem, you might need to update your drivers using the procedures in the following sections. The process of burning a CD or DVD does not begin, or it stops before completion 91

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The process of burning a CD or DVD does not begin, or it
stops before completion
●
Be sure that all other programs are closed.
●
Disable Sleep and Hibernation.
●
Be sure that you are using the right kind of disc for your drive. For more information about disc
types, see the user guides.
●
Be sure that the disc is inserted properly.
●
Select a slower write speed and try again.
●
If copying a disc, save the information on the source disc to your hard drive before trying to burn
the contents to a new disc, and then burn from the hard drive.
●
Reinstall the disc-burning device driver located in the DVD/CD-ROM drives category in Device
Manager.
A DVD or BD playing in Windows Media Player produces
no sound or display
Use MediaSmart to play a DVD or BD. MediaSmart is installed on the computer, and is also available
from the HP website at
.
A device driver must be reinstalled
1.
Remove any discs from the optical drive.
2.
Select
Start
>
Control Panel
>
System and Security
.
3.
In the System area, click
Device Manager
.
4.
In the Device Manager window, click the arrow next to the type of driver you want to uninstall and
reinstall (for example, DVD/CD ROMs, Modems, and so on).
5.
Right-click the device listing and click
Uninstall
. When prompted, confirm that you want to delete
the device, but do not restart the computer. Repeat for any other drivers you want to delete.
6.
In the Device Manager window, click
Action
, and then click
Scan for hardware changes
.
Windows scans the system for installed hardware and installs default drivers for any devices
requiring drivers.
NOTE:
If you are prompted to restart the computer, save all open files, and then continue with
the restart.
7.
Reopen Device Manager, if necessary, and then verify that the drivers are once again listed.
8.
Try running the program again.
If uninstalling and reinstalling the device drivers does not correct the problem, you might need to update
your drivers using the procedures in the following sections.
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